Wan Long

Director Wan Long purchases 1,800,000 SFD shares for $41.8M, increasing holdings to 5.06M (+55.2%); 6 other insiders bought within 14 days.

Wan Long, a director of Smithfield Foods, acquired 1,800,000 shares at $23.25 on 2025-09-08 for a total value of $41,850,000.00, expanding his holdings by 55.2% from 3,260,000 to 5,060,000 shares. His prior buy at SFD in January 2025 achieved a 90-day return of +8.4%, demonstrating a pattern of well-timed purchases at this ticker. The stock currently trades at $23.33 (within the 52-week range of $18.61–$25.94) and is down 8.6% over 30 days, suggesting this purchase occurs during a period of near-term weakness. Notably, 6 other insiders also bought within the past 14 days, forming a cluster buy pattern that concentrates purchasing activity around this period.

Director Wan Long purchased 3,200,000 shares of SFD at $20.00 for $64,000,000 on 2025-01-29; 9 other insiders also bought within 14 days

Wan Long's purchase of 3,200,000 shares represents a substantial absolute commitment ($64,000,000), increasing his holdings from 60,000 shares to 3,260,000 shares post-transaction. The transaction coincides with a multi-insider buying cluster: 9 other insiders purchased shares within the same 14-day window. At the transaction price of $20.00, the stock has already moved to $21.79 (as of 2025-01-30), 3 trading days after the SFD listing. The confluence of large director-level acquisition and concurrent buying by other insiders in a newly listed company suggests coordinated evaluation of entry value at IPO pricing or near-IPO levels.